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Union Budget 2026: Government announces Rs.10,000 crore outlay for Biopharma Shakti scheme

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced in the Union Budget 2026 that the central government is planning a Biopharma Shakti scheme with Rs.10,000 crore outlay in o... Read More


Union Budget 2026: Govt proposes scheme to revive 200 legacy industrial clusters

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed a scheme to rejuvenate 200 legacy industrial clusters as she presented her 9th consecutive Union Budget 2026. Presenting the Budge... Read More


18 civilians among 33 killed in 'coordinated but poorly executed' separatist attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- As many as 33 people, at least 15 security personnel and 18 civilians, were killed in a "coordinated but poorly executed" separatist attacks across Pakistan's Balochistan province... Read More


Tamil Nadu news: Van carrying Samayapuram Mariamman Temple devotees overturns on Tiruchy-Chidambaram highway

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- A van carrying Samayapuram Mariamman devotees, returning from temple visit, overturned on the Tiruchy-Chidambaram National Highway near Poiyyur village in Ariyalur district. Sama... Read More


Louisiana Mardi Gras parade shooting leaves six injured, child in critical condition

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- A Mardi Gras celebration in rural Louisiana was abruptly halted on Saturday after gunfire erupted during a community parade, leaving six people injured, including a six-year-old c... Read More


NCP-NCP (SP) merger possibilities: Piyush Goyal says unlikely that will happen; party leaders remain tight-lipped

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Union Minister Piyush Goyal stated on Saturday that he did not anticipate a reconciliation between the two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions - formerly led by Ajit Pawar,... Read More


'Our heads bow down in shame': Shehbaz Sharif says he feels ashamed for 'begging' money for Pakistan

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has voiced deep concern over the nation's dependence on external financing, arguing that the constant pursuit of foreign aid compromises na... Read More


Explosion hits Iran's Bandar Abbas port amid tensions with US, reason yet to be ascertained

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- An explosion occurred at Iran's southern port of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, 31 January, Iranian media reported. It said the blast was being investigated but gave no further inform... Read More


Piyush Goyal on India-US trade deal: 'Moving towards closure, actively engaged'

India-US trade deal, Jan. 31 -- Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the trade deal between the America and India is 'moving towards closure'. "We are actively engaged. We never do any ... Read More


Why global investing matters now more than ever

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- At Mint Horizon Kolkata, a discussion on global investing opened with an idea that felt counter-intuitive at first, but instantly familiar. "All of you already invest overseas,"... Read More